On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:11:59 -0700, Sally Walters wrote: >Thanks for all the helpful comments about these two databases. >Some of you might be interested in the following in which Google >Scholar is compared to seven other databases (brief ref to PsycINFO): > >Walters, W. H. (no relation!), (2007). Google Scholar coverage of a >multidisciplinary field. Information Processing and Management, 43, >1121–1132.
I would also suggesting looking at the following as well: Susanne Mikki (2010) (1) University Library, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Comparing Google Scholar and ISI Web of Science for Earth Sciences Journal Scientometrics, Volume 82, Number 2 / February, 2010, Pages321-331 DOI10.1007/s11192-009-0038-6 Received: 9 April 2008 Accepted: 12 August 2008 Published online: 10 June 2009 Abstract In order to measure the degree to which Google Scholar can compete with bibliographical databases, search results from this database is compared with Thomson’s ISI WoS (Institute for Scientific Information, Web of Science). For earth science literature 85% of documents indexed by ISI WoS were recalled by Google Scholar. The rank of records displayed in Google Scholar and ISI WoS, is compared by means of Spearman’s footrule. For impact measures the h-index is investigated. Similarities in measures were significant for the two sources. Keywords Citation analysis - Similarity measures - Rankings - Impact measures A similar article by Mikki is available online here: https://noril.uib.no/index.php/noril/article/viewFile/10/6 Susanne Mikki (2009) University of Bergen NORDIC JOURNAL OF INFORMATION LITERACY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 2009, vol. 1, issue 1, 41-51 noril.uib.no Received: 22 May 2008; Revised: 16 September 2008; Accepted: 23 February 2009 Nordic Journal of Information Literacy in Higher Education, 2009. ©2009 Susanne Mikki This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). Google Scholar Compared to Web of Science: A Literature Review Abstract The scope of the article is to give a literature review over comparison of the two services. To obtain insight into Google Scholar, it is tested against Web of Science (WoS), the most recognized proprietary database for peer reviewed journal content. Both databases are multidisciplinary, provide links to library holdings and offer opportunities for export of references. In addition they have the powerful feature of tracking citing items. Comparisons are based on database content, recall and research impact measures. The article touches library teaching issues at higher education institutions, and argues for which reasons Google Scholar along with WoS is worthwhile to be included in the library programs for information literacy teaching. Google Scholar is popular among faculty staff and students, but has been met with scepticism by library professionals and therefore not yet established as subject for teaching. Keywords: information literacy; teaching; library and information science S. Mikki, dr.scient. and Senior Academic Librarian Bergen University Library, Science Library, Bergen, Norway Email: [email protected] And.... Title: Google Scholar revisited Author(s): Peter Jacso Journal: Online Information Review Year: 2008 Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Page: 102 - 114 ISSN: 1468-4527 DOI: 10.1108/14684520810866010 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to revisit Google Scholar. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Google Scholar. Findings – The Google Books project has given a massive and valuable boost to the already rich and diverse content of Google Scholar. The downside of the growth is that significant gaps remain for top ranking journals and serials, and the number of duplicate, triplicate and quadruplicate records for the same source documents (which Google Scholar cannot detect reliably) has increased. Originality/value – This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Google Scholar. Keywords: Data collection, Document delivery, Worldwide web Article Type: General review Article URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14684520810866010 I haven't come across comparable articles on Google Scholar and PsychInfo or PubMed but it is possible that there may be such reviews but I suspect that they would be in the Information Sciences field. It might be worthwhile to talk to research librarians about their views of the relative merits of the various databases. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2883 or send a blank email to leave-2883-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
